I came across this project on a really cool art education blog and knew my fourth graders would love it. After a mini-lesson on the basic shapes that make up a lego body, students dove right in. The next class was all about creating value through shadows and/or color. I gave them a blank lego figure (like … Continue reading Lego Selfies
Category: Self Portraits
Pop Art Self Portraits
Oh Pop Art - the source of endless interesting discussions/potential projects/pinterest pages. Alas, I could only fit in one self portrait project inspired by Lichtenstein. Fourth and fifth grades spent about four classes drawing their portrait on pre-dotted paper, adding color using colored pencils and paint and outlining in sharpie. As an intro (what I … Continue reading Pop Art Self Portraits
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